2017-18 Preseason and Regular Schedule?

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I know the regular season schedule hasn't been released yet but according to several sites, the regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 17. We're only about 10 weeks out from that date. I'm surprised the schedule isn't out yet. I know the league is trying to cut down on back to backs, but that almost seems to early to me. We won't even be at the halfway points of the NFL and NCAA football seasons. This also must mean our camp will start early to mid September. As for the preseason schedule, I keep looking at this site https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/preseason/schedule

A Grizzlies game finally popped in on Monday October 2nd against Orlando. I know teams dropped to six preseason games so hopefully we won't waste any games against travelling European minor league teams as we have in the past.

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I know the regular season schedule hasn't been released yet but according to several sites, the regular season will begin on Tuesday, October 17. We're only about 10 weeks out from that date. I'm surprised the schedule isn't out yet. I know the league is trying to cut down on back to backs, but that almost seems to early to me. We won't even be at the halfway points of the NFL and NCAA football seasons. This also must mean our camp will start early to mid September. As for the preseason schedule, I keep looking at this site https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/preseason/schedule

A Grizzlies game finally popped in on Monday October 2nd against Orlando. I know teams dropped to six preseason games so hopefully we won't waste any games against travelling European minor league teams as we have in the past.

Schedules are released around the first week of August. It shouldn't be much longer.

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Where you stay all depends on what you want to do the other hours you are here and what type of hotels you like to stay in (chain, boutique).

But when you start planning, feel free to start a separate thread on the subject, because while this comes up fairly regularly, you would have to do a pretty good search to find those threads, and one probably just needs to be stickied to the top.

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I wish the NBA would extend the back of the season and not start earlier...there's a perfect time during the lull in sports for the NBA to dominate. Start in mid November and end at the beginning of August

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I wish the NBA would extend the back of the season and not start earlier...there's a perfect time during the lull in sports for the NBA to dominate. Start in mid November and end at the beginning of August

If the season did that, that would truly feel long and drawn out. Something about going through fall weather, winter, spring, and most of summer that would feel draining.

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I wish the NBA would extend the back of the season and not start earlier...there's a perfect time during the lull in sports for the NBA to dominate. Start in mid November and end at the beginning of August

Math is hard. It's 8 months and change which happens to be what we have now with the extension this season. Last season including playoffs ran from 10/25-6/18 not including preseason. I'm including 2 weeks for preseason. Take 2 weeks out and it's exactly the time frame we will have this season to cut down on back to backs.

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I like the new schedule. Fewer games where we are paying top dollar to see less than optimal play because one or both teams are exhausted from playing the night before and then traveling to Memphis. Fewer 4 games in 5 nights where the players are literally dragging up and down the court.

I'm sorry the season may last a few weeks longer but if each game becomes more enjoyable to watch will anyone really complain?

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I like the new schedule. Fewer games where we are paying top dollar to see less than optimal play because one or both teams are exhausted from playing the night before and then traveling to Memphis. Fewer 4 games in 5 nights where the players are literally dragging up and down the court.

I'm sorry the season may last a few weeks longer but if each game becomes more enjoyable to watch will anyone really complain?

I think it's much bettter now...I'd love it to shift a month or 2 forward and have the end of NBA fill the sports lull gap but it's an improvement for sure